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Feiffer, Kate

My Mom Is Trying to Ruin My Life

32 pp. | Simon/Wiseman | March, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4169-4100-2 $16.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Diane Goode. A girl explains how her parents are "trying to ruin" her life ("She kisses me in front of my friends," "He makes me do my homework"). Her revenge fantasy--Mom and Dad in jail--compels her to reevaluate her attitude. This amusing story, helped along by the cartoony watercolors' scope of emotionality, manages to be respectful of both parental authority and pre-tween angst.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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